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10
December
2024
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11:37
Europe/London

#BeeWell wins BERA award for public engagement and impact

The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a leading authority on educational research. Their annual Public Engagement and Impact Award celebrates a team of researchers whose work has had significant impact and has been delivered in collaboration with their community. #BeeWell is delighted to have been the recipient of this yearÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s award!

The #BeeWell programme combines academic research with youth-led change to drive collective action and support young peopleÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s wellbeing. Co-designed with young people, the annual #BeeWell survey focuses on the domains and drivers of wellbeing among 12-15 year-olds and has recently been delivered for its fourth consecutive year.

The judges were impressed by #BeeWellÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s approach for youth-centred engagement, empowering young people to lead research and decision-making through the youth steering group and young researchersÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™ programme. The findings from the survey drive collective change, influencing the policies and practices of schools, local authorities, partner organisations, and innovative youth-led community projects and social prescribing programmes.

Research insights from #BeeWell have informed key local and national decision-making, advancing the youth wellbeing agenda across the #BeeWell regions. These include the impact of participating in arts, culture and entertainment activities (), the scale and determinants of inequalities across young people of different genders and sexualities (; ), and how targeted interventions can improve the wellbeing of at-risk young people ().

This exceptional project exemplifies the transformative power of research and public engagement in addressing the wellbeing of young peopleÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ¦ Their work not only enhances our understanding of young peopleÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s wellbeing but also inspires a collective effort to create a brighter future for the next generation.

British Educational Research Association (BERA)

We are thrilled to be recognised by BERA with their 2024 Public Engagement and Impact Award! Our aim at #BeeWell is to make young peopleÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s wellbeing everybodyÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s business, so to have our efforts in making research both useful and meaningful for young people, schools and local partners is an honour. ItÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s a huge joint effort to drive positive change, and IÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™d like to thank the team and everyone involved in the programme for making #BeeWell a success.

Professor Neil Humphrey, #BeeWell’s Academic Lead

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